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recommending a cooler where you don't need to take out mobo ?

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Hi peeps, I just wanted to know if anyone can recommend a good heatpipe cooler for the q6600 that can be installed without having to remove the mobo ?

I have my cables and fitting setup just the way I like it now on the P182 so would rather not have the hassle of having to redo them again after refitting the mobo :/

I ran CoreTemp and it reported 52/54/49/49 for the 4 cores whereas SpeedFan reports 37/39/35/35 so I am unsure as to which is telling the truth and which isn't - I assume Speedfan is the correct one because in the BIOS it is reported that the 4core average is about 45 degrees idling (speedstep and c1e disabled) which is exactly what Speedfan reports as a 4core average.

Either way I'd still like to lower the temps a bit more with a more efficient cooler :)

Many thanks!
 
I personally would always say that you have to remove a motherboard to replace a heatsink, with the board mounted I would be too worried about applying even pressure and am sure it would be mega fiddly.

IIRC speedfan is out by 15C due to the Tmax(??) being wrong. Those temps look fine anyway TBH.

[EDIT] I take it from the picture that you are using the stock Intel fan? Removing the board from isn't too much hassle, recently did mine to remount, just leave the cables laying where they are.
 
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hmm I see - it's not a huge issue (these temps) as it's stable and I'm not ocing but the 775 retention system works nice as you don't need to apply much pressure to get the cooler attached to the board.
 
The problem with more advanced / better push-pin heatsinks is you may still need to take out the motherboard to actually be able to lift the pins up as you may not have enough space to get your fingers in and turn / lift them. But of the push-pin style, I think the Thermaltake BigTyp 120 VX is definetly worth a look - brilliant cooler, and push pins.
 
paul_64l said:
scythe ninja rev b is the best push pin
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Arguably :P but regardless, you'll never get a Ninja out of a P182 without removing the motherboard. Or at least I couldn't because it's so big and the left hand side (especially top left) were unreachable due to hot close it is to case's back panel.
 
I don't want monster big though else all my airflow = owned in the face! I will look at the big typhoon - hopefully it's not as big as the name suggests!

Thanks!
 
Scythe Samurai Z looks like a nice cooler, I'll be getting one at the end of the month. I would be getting a Ninja though, but I have a small case :(
 
mrk said:
I don't want monster big though else all my airflow = owned in the face! I will look at the big typhoon - hopefully it's not as big as the name suggests!

Thanks!
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It's as heavy as it suggest, and is probably the heaviest LGA775 heatsink around (comes in about 840g). If you want something more lightweight, then there is always the good ol' Arctic Freezer 7 Pro :)

manic111 said:
Scythe Samurai Z looks like a nice cooler, I'll be getting one at the end of the month. I would be getting a Ninja though, but I have a small case :(
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Scythe also make "Mini Ninjas", same HSF just less vertical height. OcUK don't seem to sell those however but I've seen competitors with them.
 
There is a push-pin kit for the Thermalright coolers - including the Ultra-120 and the HR-01. It's not as good as the bolt-down kit, but it does work.
 
I had the Freezer64 Pro on my AMD X2 and it was good at first but the base quality went bad after a few months and temps rose 10 degrees.

My workmate has the thermaltake mini typhoon (the all copper cooler) and he has a e6320 running at 2.8-3ghz with lower temps than mine at idle!

he says it's really good and I will be going round later today to check it out as a local "pc shop" is selling it for £23 so I could pick one up tomorrow. Will leave my thoughts on it when I finish work and get round!

Ulfhedjinn said:
Stop being so lazy and take the motherboard out. :p
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*** noes! my cabling took days to perfect, days!
 
TBH how much would you have to unplug to whip the mobo out? Power leads, SATA cables, USB and front headers. It'd be easy :p
 
That coolermaster looks good I must say!

Mattus said:
TBH how much would you have to unplug to whip the mobo out? Power leads, SATA cables, USB and front headers. It'd be easy :p
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The screws (all 9!) and the fiddly fiddlyness of mounting it all back in!

Argh! I hate it!
 
I know what you're talking about - I'm thinking about replacing my FreezerPro64, but the thought of having to pull everything out is putting me off.

As I've just had a frustrating time replacing the fan on my HIS X1950XT (new RAM heatsinks with the sticking power of saliva), I'm dreading what could go wrong with the CPU heatsink/fan replacement.
 
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